The eyes may have it, but Sam Altman only wants yours for a quick iris scan. With that, the tech mogul says his latest venture, the World project, can eliminate ever-more sophisticated and human-like ...

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DENVER (KUSA/CNN NEWSOURCE/WKRC) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reportedly exploring the acquisition of advanced technology capable of identifying individuals by scanning their ...

China warned of the increasing use of biometric data by crypto-linked projects, cautioning that iris-scanning programs operating under the guise of digital asset distribution may threaten personal ...

Sources tell Semafor that Reddit wants to combat AI bots using World ID, the cryptocurrency and human identification project co-founded by Altman. It uses an iris scanner known as the Orb to assign ...

This article by Artur Ferreira and Isabela do Carmo first appeared on Agência Mural's website on February 25, 2025. An edited version is being republished on Global Voices under a content partnership ...

Sometimes, you may need to turn a physical document into a digital file, either to keep a copy on your computer or send it to someone via email. If you have an all-in-one or multi-function printer, ...

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and the architect of ChatGPT, is behind a venture that wants to solve a modern-day problem: proving you're human amidst a proliferation of bots and artificial ...

Sam Altman’s biometric identity project — World, formerly known as Worldcoin — has officially launched in the United States, bringing with it a blend of sci-fi-like ambition and mounting global ...

May 1 (UPI) --World, an eyeball-scanning ID device backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman launched in the United States Thursday. World uses iris scans done by an Orb spherical biometric device to establish ...

Sam Altman’s iris-scanning, identify-verification technology startup says it will begin expanding to the US starting May 1 and will launch a phone-like hardware device by next year. Those changes—and ...

OpenAI chief Sam Altman launched his World crypto project in 2023, and now it’s coming to the U.S. in a big way. The sci-fi-sounding initiative uses an orb to scan your iris to create your very own ...